

Yesterday it was my intention to write about National Strawberries and Cream Day. And about the skip rope rhyme that ran through my head all day …
🎶 Strawberry shortcake, cream on top, tell me the name of your sweetheart, A … B … C …
Thought about it, that is, until a better storyline emerged. And thus left it for the today’s patchplay.
My shortcake recipe has morphed over the years from biscuits to scones, the most recent version coming from my 1999 Joy of Cooking, one of three editions that I own …
the oldest is a 1946 edition that belonged to Don’s Nana, the other two were birthday gifts from my folks …
My mom was right, as I rarely use cookbooks, but they do tend fall open to the few recipes I consistently turn to: sponge cake for strawberry trifle, apple pie (preferably made with Granny Smith apples), and the aforementioned scones …
I do have a tendency to edit them a bit. Ahem.
So that’s how I arrived at joy, using a bit of Inktense dyed cloth loosely based on the 1946 Joy of Cooking cover.
The other patch was inspired by Deb G’s Bee Creative, which often features the best food photography accompanied by tempting “recipes” (which is to say, while Deb lists ingredients, she usually leaves quantities and procedures unspecified … my favorite kinda cooking) …
It reminds me, yet again, how very much I value the time spent each morning checking the Kindred Spirits listed on my old blog …

So I’ll see you all again tomorrow, bright and early, with coffee cup in hand 😊
An addendum for Barry …
